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Thanks Guys, will bottle and hope for the best. Wont be pitching at that temp again

Hi, I recently made my first Stout kit ( Coopers Selection Irish Stout ). The recipe said to pitch yeast at a range of 21c-27c(69-80f) and if it's a cold day then pitch at the high end. Well it was cold so I pitched at 25c (77f). Well the next day my Air lock was going ballistic. This is my 6th...

Makes sense about adding during the boil, mental note for the future. Cheers

Did you add it to your primary fermentor and could you get a hint of the added flavour comming through?

Thanks, i wont experiment with this one

Thats great it's tasting good already! Around 3 weeks in the primary seems to be the bench mark. The guy in the brew shop convinced me to use a Unhopped Dark malt Extract instead of light dry malt and dextrose sugar as per the reciepe on the tin. Added a bit of cost so hope he's right. Other...

Thanks, I have been a bit hasty bottling in the past and had one bottle blow on me. Will make sure the primary is done for this one.

Hi, I'm brewing my first stout tomorrow( Coopers selection Irish Stout ) and someone suggsted I should add some liquerice to the fermentor. Anyone done this? Would it be proccesed liqurice from the candy store or actual liquerice root? How much would you add? Any advice appreciated. Cheers